Coursework: Shot list

The final aspect of our planning is to write a comprehensive shot list for every single possible shot we plan to film.

A shot list is a full list of all the shots that are part of your film, with detailed information for each of them. Creative shot choices aside, it’s easy to forget that a shot list is a strategic document. Creating a shot list is essentially like creating a shooting gameplan for the day.

Here's our friend Darius with a reminder of the different shot types and angles:



Here are some top tips for writing a shot list:





Task: Write your shot list

Write a shot list containing EVERY shot you plan to film for your extract AND additional shots to create flexibility when editing. These additional shots are often close-ups, cutaways, alternative angles or similar. 

We advise using a simple table on Microsoft Word to set out your shot list - you can find an example here. It makes sense to write your shot list by scene or location rather than a huge list of every shot in the extract in chronological order. You can then copy this into your blog to show that it is complete.

Due: Thursday 27 September